2980 Cameron

Summary

2980 Cameron is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2980 Cameron is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 2980 Cameron's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2980 Cameron's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Alastair G. W. Cameron is named after 2980 Cameron^[6].
• 2980 Cameron followed 2979 Murmansk^[7].
• 2980 Cameron was followed by Q370402^[8].
• 2980 Cameron's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2980 Cameron's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2980 Cameron's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EL3^[11].
• 2980 Cameron's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SQ7^[12].
• 2980 Cameron's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EU17^[13].
• 2980 Cameron's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2980 Cameron's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 2980 Cameron's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.18'}^[16].
• 2980 Cameron's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1810396'}^[17].
• 2980 Cameron's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1814931498180935'}^[18].
• 2980 Cameron's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}^[19].
• 2980 Cameron's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}^[20].
• 2980 Cameron's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.64'}^[21].
• 2980 Cameron's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.27704'}^[22].
• 2980 Cameron's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.277720217216566'}^[23].
• 2980 Cameron's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.11'}^[24].
• 2980 Cameron's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1503.118023843429'}^[25].
• 2980 Cameron's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+172.24372'}^[26].
• 2980 Cameron's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+171.9449502661381'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2980 Cameron's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Alastair G. W. Cameron is named after 2980 Cameron^[6].

Why It Matters

2980 Cameron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]